one vs ota, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“one” is an adjective and “ota” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,219
“one” frequency rank: #31,082
“ota” frequency rank: 32301
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	one	ota
Definition	único:	expressa regozijo pela dor ou sofrimento alheio

Where the eye mixes one and ota

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch

one

3 ch

ota

Visual trap between one and ota

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: one is /ˈwɐn/ while ota is /ˈo.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

one is recorded at frequency rank #1,219, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈwɐn/. ota is at rank #31,082, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈo.tɐ/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 32301, this pair ranks #35,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of one vs ota

Shared letters: o. Private to "one": en. Private to "ota": at.

"one" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ota" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "one" for "ota" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "one" is an adjective and "ota" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary Portuguese text, does "one" or "ota" show up more?

"one" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,219 in our Portuguese list, against #31,082 for "ota". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

Full dictionary entry for "one" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #35,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"one" and "ota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ota". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #35,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.